Stephanie Elms
@stephelms.bsky.social
Book lover, Va Tech & Marching Virginians alum (Go Hokies!), YIMBYs of NoVa📍Del Ray, Alexandria | she/her
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Note: If we don’t have a prior relationship or a current connection, please don’t feel like you need to follow!
Made it to the one appointment I needed to drive to this week (and no one took my cleared parking spot while I was gone!) and I don’t have to drive again until next week after it starts warming up. Gonna declare that a win. Yay.
January 29, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Made it to the one appointment I needed to drive to this week (and no one took my cleared parking spot while I was gone!) and I don’t have to drive again until next week after it starts warming up. Gonna declare that a win. Yay.
So the good news is I woke up to find that W Mount Ida has a decently cleared lane down to actual pavement.
Of course my car is now completely blocked in with a wall of ice. Wish me luck. Thinking I might need help with this so if anyone knows any teens w/metal shovels for hire let me know.
Of course my car is now completely blocked in with a wall of ice. Wish me luck. Thinking I might need help with this so if anyone knows any teens w/metal shovels for hire let me know.
January 27, 2026 at 3:17 PM
So the good news is I woke up to find that W Mount Ida has a decently cleared lane down to actual pavement.
Of course my car is now completely blocked in with a wall of ice. Wish me luck. Thinking I might need help with this so if anyone knows any teens w/metal shovels for hire let me know.
Of course my car is now completely blocked in with a wall of ice. Wish me luck. Thinking I might need help with this so if anyone knows any teens w/metal shovels for hire let me know.
Yay: My last shoveling pass at 8pm last night apparently paid off as I’ve got non-icy pavement today!
Nay: Two of the wheels on my car look to be fairly iced in. I also took a good butt plant on the ice & I’m icing my wrist hoping it is just sore.
Nay: Two of the wheels on my car look to be fairly iced in. I also took a good butt plant on the ice & I’m icing my wrist hoping it is just sore.
January 26, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Yay: My last shoveling pass at 8pm last night apparently paid off as I’ve got non-icy pavement today!
Nay: Two of the wheels on my car look to be fairly iced in. I also took a good butt plant on the ice & I’m icing my wrist hoping it is just sore.
Nay: Two of the wheels on my car look to be fairly iced in. I also took a good butt plant on the ice & I’m icing my wrist hoping it is just sore.
#ALXcaffeinary
Enjoying my snowy morning coffee in the mug I picked up at Art on the Avenue last fall. Here’s hoping the power stays on!
Enjoying my snowy morning coffee in the mug I picked up at Art on the Avenue last fall. Here’s hoping the power stays on!
January 25, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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Enjoying my snowy morning coffee in the mug I picked up at Art on the Avenue last fall. Here’s hoping the power stays on!
Enjoying my snowy morning coffee in the mug I picked up at Art on the Avenue last fall. Here’s hoping the power stays on!
First pass. Snow is currently easy to shovel but it’s already getting more sleety.
January 25, 2026 at 1:14 PM
First pass. Snow is currently easy to shovel but it’s already getting more sleety.
Gotta love a community that can pull together a standing room only Bad Bunny Super Bowl tutorial on a Friday night before a snowstorm. So fun! Thanks @beckyhammer.bsky.social!
January 24, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Gotta love a community that can pull together a standing room only Bad Bunny Super Bowl tutorial on a Friday night before a snowstorm. So fun! Thanks @beckyhammer.bsky.social!
#ALXcaffeinary
Hoping I’m all set for the coming storm. Grateful for my solar battery which has shifted into storm mode & is fully charged.
Hoping I’m all set for the coming storm. Grateful for my solar battery which has shifted into storm mode & is fully charged.
January 23, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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Hoping I’m all set for the coming storm. Grateful for my solar battery which has shifted into storm mode & is fully charged.
Hoping I’m all set for the coming storm. Grateful for my solar battery which has shifted into storm mode & is fully charged.
Great thread here. 🧵
YIMBYs just sent an email with a call to action to ask Council to amend, then pass, the Green Building Plan
Here's the click-to email: mailxto.com/gv5xu22e3a
Want to share some thoughts here on where we landed, because it was a lengthy conversation & our Leads never reached 100% consensus 🧵
Here's the click-to email: mailxto.com/gv5xu22e3a
Want to share some thoughts here on where we landed, because it was a lengthy conversation & our Leads never reached 100% consensus 🧵
Support Item 14: Green Building Plan with Amendments to Encourage Transit-Oriented High Rises
I am excited to see the Green Building Plan Pass but concerned that some requirements will discourage the most environmentally friendly building type: transit-oriented high rises that maximize the num...
mailxto.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Great thread here. 🧵
#ALXcaffeinary
All stocked up on coffee beans before the storm. There was a longer line at Swing’s than there was at MOM’s (which was much busier than normal on a weekday afternoon but not that bad).
All stocked up on coffee beans before the storm. There was a longer line at Swing’s than there was at MOM’s (which was much busier than normal on a weekday afternoon but not that bad).
January 22, 2026 at 9:52 PM
#ALXcaffeinary
All stocked up on coffee beans before the storm. There was a longer line at Swing’s than there was at MOM’s (which was much busier than normal on a weekday afternoon but not that bad).
All stocked up on coffee beans before the storm. There was a longer line at Swing’s than there was at MOM’s (which was much busier than normal on a weekday afternoon but not that bad).
Got a few minutes? If you live in Alexandria, please support the proposed bike & walking safety improvements on Braddock.
alexandriabpac.org/action-alert...
Alexandria followers, please see this action alert regarding the Braddock Road Trail Access and Corridor Improvement Project
Alexandria followers, please see this action alert regarding the Braddock Road Trail Access and Corridor Improvement Project
Action Alert: Braddock Road
Our Ask: Implement protected bike lanes and pedestrian safety improvements at intersections on Braddock Road from West Street to Russell Road, as recommended by Transportation and Environmental Ser…
alexandriabpac.org
January 21, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Got a few minutes? If you live in Alexandria, please support the proposed bike & walking safety improvements on Braddock.
So crazy that it’s amazingly clear that the emperor has no clothes. Yet Republicans, world leaders, corporate leaders (anyone with any kind of institutional power) won’t call a spade a spade. What are we doing? Sigh.
(Please don’t quote skeet this…I’m just venting & don’t have any unique insight).
(Please don’t quote skeet this…I’m just venting & don’t have any unique insight).
January 21, 2026 at 2:16 PM
So crazy that it’s amazingly clear that the emperor has no clothes. Yet Republicans, world leaders, corporate leaders (anyone with any kind of institutional power) won’t call a spade a spade. What are we doing? Sigh.
(Please don’t quote skeet this…I’m just venting & don’t have any unique insight).
(Please don’t quote skeet this…I’m just venting & don’t have any unique insight).
Heads up for folks who live in Rosemont:
“…and you can weigh in on extending the resolution that the RCA adopted in November -- "The RCA opposes the removal of parking spaces between Russell Road and Commonwealth Avenue on Braddock Road" -- to both East and West Braddock Road.”
“…and you can weigh in on extending the resolution that the RCA adopted in November -- "The RCA opposes the removal of parking spaces between Russell Road and Commonwealth Avenue on Braddock Road" -- to both East and West Braddock Road.”
January 21, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Heads up for folks who live in Rosemont:
“…and you can weigh in on extending the resolution that the RCA adopted in November -- "The RCA opposes the removal of parking spaces between Russell Road and Commonwealth Avenue on Braddock Road" -- to both East and West Braddock Road.”
“…and you can weigh in on extending the resolution that the RCA adopted in November -- "The RCA opposes the removal of parking spaces between Russell Road and Commonwealth Avenue on Braddock Road" -- to both East and West Braddock Road.”
Just voted at Beatley. No line, no waiting!
January 20, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Just voted at Beatley. No line, no waiting!
January 19, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Reposted by Stephanie Elms
YIMBYs living in House District 5 voted, and overwhelmingly supported Kirk McPike for Delegate!
@kirkmcpike.bsky.social is a proven housing champion, with a strong record on Council doing the behind-the-scenes work necessary to make Alexandria a more welcoming, affordable city
@kirkmcpike.bsky.social is a proven housing champion, with a strong record on Council doing the behind-the-scenes work necessary to make Alexandria a more welcoming, affordable city
January 19, 2026 at 2:05 PM
YIMBYs living in House District 5 voted, and overwhelmingly supported Kirk McPike for Delegate!
@kirkmcpike.bsky.social is a proven housing champion, with a strong record on Council doing the behind-the-scenes work necessary to make Alexandria a more welcoming, affordable city
@kirkmcpike.bsky.social is a proven housing champion, with a strong record on Council doing the behind-the-scenes work necessary to make Alexandria a more welcoming, affordable city
#ALXcaffeinary
Going old school library today as I continue to work my way through my bag of Winter Solstice Blend.
And, yes, I did as a kid make checkout cards for all my books & used a date stamp to check them in & out.
Going old school library today as I continue to work my way through my bag of Winter Solstice Blend.
And, yes, I did as a kid make checkout cards for all my books & used a date stamp to check them in & out.
January 15, 2026 at 7:36 PM
#ALXcaffeinary
Going old school library today as I continue to work my way through my bag of Winter Solstice Blend.
And, yes, I did as a kid make checkout cards for all my books & used a date stamp to check them in & out.
Going old school library today as I continue to work my way through my bag of Winter Solstice Blend.
And, yes, I did as a kid make checkout cards for all my books & used a date stamp to check them in & out.
Another outside of Alexandria #ALXcaffeinary
My acupuncturist doesn’t like me to drink caffeine after a treatment, so grabbed a decaf caramel latte from Cafè Amouri in Vienna.
My acupuncturist doesn’t like me to drink caffeine after a treatment, so grabbed a decaf caramel latte from Cafè Amouri in Vienna.
January 14, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Another outside of Alexandria #ALXcaffeinary
My acupuncturist doesn’t like me to drink caffeine after a treatment, so grabbed a decaf caramel latte from Cafè Amouri in Vienna.
My acupuncturist doesn’t like me to drink caffeine after a treatment, so grabbed a decaf caramel latte from Cafè Amouri in Vienna.
Belated #ALXcaffeinary
Met up with a friend at Breeze Bakery in Annandale. Caramel latte & a bean paste pastry.
Met up with a friend at Breeze Bakery in Annandale. Caramel latte & a bean paste pastry.
January 14, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Belated #ALXcaffeinary
Met up with a friend at Breeze Bakery in Annandale. Caramel latte & a bean paste pastry.
Met up with a friend at Breeze Bakery in Annandale. Caramel latte & a bean paste pastry.
Cast my vote! 🗳️ Voting is open until 7pm!
January 13, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Cast my vote! 🗳️ Voting is open until 7pm!
I hate that this admin is making me into someone that has to protest…but also glad that living in Alexandria makes it easy to find one…
January 11, 2026 at 9:43 PM
I hate that this admin is making me into someone that has to protest…but also glad that living in Alexandria makes it easy to find one…
#ALXcaffeinary
I’m a creature of habit. Swing’s Winter Solstice Blend in a classic diner mug.
Also demonstrating my hack for thwarting a cat who has a taste for coffee (not my two angels, but my son’s cat whom I’m cat sitting).
I’m a creature of habit. Swing’s Winter Solstice Blend in a classic diner mug.
Also demonstrating my hack for thwarting a cat who has a taste for coffee (not my two angels, but my son’s cat whom I’m cat sitting).
January 11, 2026 at 4:54 PM
#ALXcaffeinary
I’m a creature of habit. Swing’s Winter Solstice Blend in a classic diner mug.
Also demonstrating my hack for thwarting a cat who has a taste for coffee (not my two angels, but my son’s cat whom I’m cat sitting).
I’m a creature of habit. Swing’s Winter Solstice Blend in a classic diner mug.
Also demonstrating my hack for thwarting a cat who has a taste for coffee (not my two angels, but my son’s cat whom I’m cat sitting).
📚 2026 Books I’ve Read 📚
Found myself more fascinated with/ distracted by how the story was crafted than the story itself. Makes me want to find interviews with Saunders talking about it. May want to reread at some point.
Found myself more fascinated with/ distracted by how the story was crafted than the story itself. Makes me want to find interviews with Saunders talking about it. May want to reread at some point.
January 10, 2026 at 5:41 PM
📚 2026 Books I’ve Read 📚
Found myself more fascinated with/ distracted by how the story was crafted than the story itself. Makes me want to find interviews with Saunders talking about it. May want to reread at some point.
Found myself more fascinated with/ distracted by how the story was crafted than the story itself. Makes me want to find interviews with Saunders talking about it. May want to reread at some point.
#ALXcaffeinary
Swing’s Winter Solstice Blend on a cozy rainy morning.
Rounding out my collegiate mug collection is one from the University of Vermont where my youngest graduated in 2023 with a Wildlife & Fisheries Biology degree. Go Catamounts!
Swing’s Winter Solstice Blend on a cozy rainy morning.
Rounding out my collegiate mug collection is one from the University of Vermont where my youngest graduated in 2023 with a Wildlife & Fisheries Biology degree. Go Catamounts!
January 10, 2026 at 3:53 PM
#ALXcaffeinary
Swing’s Winter Solstice Blend on a cozy rainy morning.
Rounding out my collegiate mug collection is one from the University of Vermont where my youngest graduated in 2023 with a Wildlife & Fisheries Biology degree. Go Catamounts!
Swing’s Winter Solstice Blend on a cozy rainy morning.
Rounding out my collegiate mug collection is one from the University of Vermont where my youngest graduated in 2023 with a Wildlife & Fisheries Biology degree. Go Catamounts!
Well that was fun. My cat just caught a mouse. And now the other two are staking out the book case.
January 10, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Well that was fun. My cat just caught a mouse. And now the other two are staking out the book case.